Brig Adelphi
I, John Johnston, Master of the Brig Adelphi, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said Brig at Turks Island from which port said Brig has now arrived; and that on said List is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each passenger, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
So Help Me God. John Johnston
Sworn to this 8th January 1861
Before Me ???????
List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Brig Adelphi whereof Johnston is Master, from Turks Island. Burthen 183 tons
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on voyage, Part of ship occupied by each during the voyage. No deaths so that column is eliminated.
1 Thos A Griffith 18 M Planter Ireland Australia Cabin Transcriber's Notes: The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder. The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to the condition of the original document.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 208.
Transcribed by Al O'Brien a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
18 May 2004
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